Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

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Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby peddlepower » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:30 pm

Stumbled across this cool old advert and just had to share it.
Some great footage and bikes poppin monos,droppin wheelies or whatever you used to call it.. 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtO70C3Dxzk
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Re: Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby toolonglegs » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:44 pm

Ah the days before we moved into a permanent fear of litigation :D
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Re: Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby brendan03 » Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:46 am

oh man, that looks awesome, I want one!

Fixing up a skidstar with one of these on the back is the new dream! :D
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Re: Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby oldschoolfool » Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:26 am

Ah, the memories. I used to ride skid kids (1973/4/5/6), now called cycle speedway, and used to be part of the display team. I recall doing a bicycle pyramid where the third and fourth tiers were 5-8 year old kids, at the Adelaide International Raceway drag strip. The risk of injury from a collapse was never a concern and certainly wasn't insured.
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Re: Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby rustychisel » Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:17 pm

oldschoolfool wrote:Ah, the memories. I used to ride skid kids (1973/4/5/6), now called cycle speedway, and used to be part of the display team. I recall doing a bicycle pyramid where the third and fourth tiers were 5-8 year old kids, at the Adelaide International Raceway drag strip. The risk of injury from a collapse was never a concern and certainly wasn't insured.
aaaaagh... bad acid... flashbacks. THE FINDON SKIDKIDS!!!!!

I used to dream about being a Findon Skid Kid but I wasn't good enough, tough enough, rich enough. They had the best gear, and they were bloody good.
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Re: Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby im_no_pro » Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:24 pm

Gold 8)
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Re: Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby Pedalhead » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:23 pm

Any oldschoolfools here :lol:

http://www.cyclespeedway.asn.au/New_Sit ... rthday.htm

What surface are they racing on? A lightly dusted road base or something simillar. THIS would be awesome fun, freewheelin, flat out and slidin' till it grips or washes out. Give me a go at it :lol: This is the first I've seen or heard of it, I'll be speaking to Clover Moore (the boss) about some land/space alocation. THIS is what this city needs :lol:

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Re: Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby oldschoolfool » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:17 am

The track is a dolomite sand. Compacts quite hard but you don't get the traction like on bitumen.
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Re: Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby kukamunga » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:00 pm

Wham-o-wheelie bar
From the makers of LOG! :?:
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Re: Wham-o-wheelie bar (1966)

Postby brendan03 » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:26 am

kukamunga wrote:From the makers of LOG! :?:
hrrrmmm..... No Sir. I don't like it.
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